Author
Anas Abou-Ismail.
Publication Date
2020
Publication Place
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Subject
Aramaic language -- Dialects -- Syria -- Jubʻādīn., Folk literature, Aramaic -- Syria -- Jubʻādīn.
Type
Book
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
705
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (705 pages)
Library
University College Dublin Library
Library Asset ID
9781527550469 (Electronic book (PDF format)), 152755046X, 1527533522, 9781527533523
Record ID
b2808235
Library Location
In collection: Ebook Central Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Date
2020
Sample Text
Western Neo-Aramaic is the last surviving branch of the Western Aramaic language, once the primary spoken language of Syria and the Levant. Other branches of Western Aramaic, including Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Palmyrene Aramaic, and Nabatean Aramaic, are now extinct. Hidden in the Qalamun Mountains and shielded by layers of snow and fog, the village of Jubaadin has kept this language alive for thousands of years. With a population of about four to five thousand, Jubaadin is the largest of three Syrian villages that speak Western Neo-Aramaic. Years of war and decades of exposure to other lan.
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